While it's important to stay current on new and emerging diseases of the corn crop, it's still important to keep tabs on the old standbys, such as northern corn leaf blight. "We know the weather's been favourable for diseases, and we get lots of calls on that," says Alberta Tenuta, plant pathologist at OMAFRA. There's…Read More
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Thanks for tuning into this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio. You'll hear from: Kim Gerencser and Peter Manness of MNP talk about the power of working capital; Don Buckingham, agriculture lawyer and part of the 2021 Agriculture Hall of Fame group; Host Shaun Haney chats about the influx of people moving to U.S. small towns,... Read More
The annual Ontario field crop diagnostic days held at Ridgetown, Elora, and Winchester will again go virtual in 2021. The organizing committees of these three highly successful in-field education and learning events are again partnering with crop researchers and extension, along with support from RealAgriculture and a host of sponsors to bring you a series…Read More
It's been dry, windy, and hot across most of the Prairies this year, and an insect pest that you don't typically see attacking canola is thriving in these conditions. Lyle Jensen, agronomist at AgroPlus, joins Kara Oosterhuis for this Canola School episode where they discuss grasshopper pressures and options for control. "As we've basically been…Read More
On this Monday edition of RealAg Radio, we've got lots of great agronomic content. You'll hear: Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson on wheat harvest (in the east and unfortunately in the west), fungicide decisions, and more; Tom Wolf of Sprayers 101 and AgriMetrix on spray drift; Dr. Meghan Vankosky of AAFC Saskatoon on cabbage seedpod weevil... Read More
Summer is generally a time when the pulse markets go through a bit of a lull, but it's always good to know what might happen in the markets come harvest. Chuck Penner of LeftField Commodity Research says that both farmers and buyers are sitting on the sidelines at this time of year, especially with widespread…Read More
The Canadian Agriculture Hall of Fame recognizes contributors to agriculture from all different backgrounds. After all, it takes all kinds to make this industry successful, including educating children about agriculture. Recent inductee Johanne Ross, executive director of Agriculture in the Classroom Canada, joined Shaun Haney on RealAg Radio to talk about her career at AITC... Read More
Thanks for taking time to tune into RealAg Radio. On this Friday edition of the show you'll hear an issues panel featuring RealAg's Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner, joined by president of the Canadian Cattlemen's Association, Bob Lowe, and Liberal MP Kody Blois from Nova Scotia. They'll be talking about: Extreme drought; Transport; Business risk... Read More
The Simpson Centre at the University of Calgary's School of Public Policy recently commissioned a series of papers on the future of agriculture in Alberta. The objective of the publication is to analyze the traditional agriculture industries in Alberta, but one paper in the series caught the publishers off guard. "Many people like to think... Read More
Welcome to this Thursday Farmer Rapid Fire edition of RealAg Radio. On today's show you'll hear how crops are faring and much more from farmers from the Maritimes to Alberta: Rebecca Archibald of Upper Stewiacke, N.S.; Brendan Byrne of Essex, Ont.; Korey Peters of Randolph, Man.; Jake Leguee of Fillmore, Sask.; and, Sarah Weigum of... Read More